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The reopening comes as Blackpool gay club Sapphires plans its arrival in Middlesbrough - which Matt describes as "brilliant news".

Tiny will be open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and Sundays with student nights, Tiny Fridays and Satur-gay - the town's longest running gay night - and Ru Paul-inspired Sunday Roast some of the events to look forward to.

Drag competitions will also be held to support up-and-coming drag queens from the area.

"Drag Idol in Newcastle is the closest but there are a lot of people in Middlesbrough and surrounding areas that want to do drag," Matt added, "we are hoping to create an outlet for them.

"The amount of drag queens contacting me at the moment is insane - I've been on the gay scene for years but I didn't realise there were so many in the North-east. It's very cool. "

Customers of the club who were "heartbroken" over its demise were excited about the news on social media, adding their suggestions for the new-look club.